Building Regulations set to change (again) Sept 1st – what exactly is it that I want? @BRegsBlog

A short recap: S.I. No.9 of 2014 came into play March 2014 where projects (falling under and subject to the Building Regulations, type & exemptions) require: • Design Certifier • Assigned Certifier With less than a week to go; there Read More …

Looks like I'm teaching again, in Ireland… (at last) and it's design/Passivhaus!

It’s taken a while for this to happen and I’ve been pushing to get it for a while. But it looks like I’m going to be doing a small bit of teaching later in the year. I’ve held extensive lecturer Read More …

Planning tips #1-7: Roundup

I peaked a bit too early on this one when I mis-scheduled the posts. Anyway, here they all are in one post: Below are all the recent Planning Tips we’ve posted over the last week (or so) 1. Don’t Participate Read More …

Planning Tip #7 – Sometimes you're just not going to get planning

This is the toughest one to swallow. Sometimes, for whatever the reason. You’re just not going to get planning on your site. Whether it’s a contravention of the Local Authority Development Guidelines or it’s impossible to find an area on Read More …

Planning Tip #6 – Appeal !

Following on from the previous post on ‘Withdrawing your application’ this post takes the next ultimate step of appealing the decision to An Bord Pleanála. The ‘Bord’ has a great guide on it’s website about the Planning Appeal Process. We Read More …

Planning Tip #5 – Withdraw

So you’ve been following the planning tips closely; and your planning application is still destined for a refusal – what can you do? Prior to the notification of the refusal of your Planning Application you can Withdraw it at any Read More …

Updated website with easier to understand 'Services' sheet and now also Interior Design…

I thought the ‘SERVICES’ section of website was getting a bit confusing so have simplified it with single sheet that outlines what we do; i.e.: • As Irish RIAI and UK ARB / RIBA Architects we provide Architectural Services in Read More …

Planning Tips – RoundUp

Below are all the recent Planning Tips we’ve posted over the last week (or so) 1. Don’t Participate 2. Don’t build a new house – use something existing 3. Maximise your exempted development rights 4. Political Representation 5. Withdraw 6. Read More …

Planning Tip #4 – Political representation

The Irish planning system has a strong emphasis on third party rights where the planning process has three parties: 1. The Planning Authority 2. The applicant 3. The general public There is also the general right of any person to Read More …

Nearly at Practical Completion on this A-rated Mayo House

Below are a few photos from the nearly complete house in Mayo we’ve been working on recently. The design takes its form from the traditional 2 storey farm-house to the front connected to a single storey pitched, oak-trussed barn to Read More …